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Centers and Sanctuaries in Connecticut
Two small gray Chipping Sparrows sit on a bare branch
Chipping Sparrows. Photo: Kathy Malone/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Emily Winthrop Miles Wildlife ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sanctuary
Sharon, CT
A photo of dark red buildings surrounded by green trees and shrubs.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Bent of the River. Photo: Luke Franke/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
Bent of the River ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center
Southbury, CT
Hiking trails
Bathrooms
Pollinator garden
Overhead view of Sharon ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center with red buildings and tree canopy
Sharon ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center MOTUS station. Photo: Luke Franke/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
Sharon ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center
Sharon, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Aviary
Pollinator garden
Four people in winter clothing and wearing binoculars walk toward the camera.
Greenwich ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center Great Backyard Bird Count. Photo: Luke Franke/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡
Greenwich ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Center
Greenwich, CT
Bathrooms
Hiking trails
Nature store
Pollinator garden
Parking lot
yellow and black Prairie Warbler sings
Prairie Warbler. Photo: Jesse Gordon/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Gimbel Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
a yellow Common Yellowthroat flies next to some large purple coneflowers
Common Yellowthroat. Photo: Scott Keys/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Fairchild Wildflower ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
a Black-throated Green Warbler, a yellow, black, and white bird, stands on eastern hemlock
Black-throated Green Warbler on eastern hemlock. Photo: Scott Keys/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Hemlock Gorge ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
Hiking trails
black and white Downy Woodpecker stands on a tree branch
Downy Woodpecker. Photo: Katrina Baker/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Mildred Caldwell ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sanctuary of Walden Woods
Greenwich, CT
Snowy Egret crouches near some water
Snowy Egret. Photo: Steve Torna/̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Photography Awards
Oneida ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ Sanctuary
Greenwich, CT
More than 450 migratory, year-round, and wintering bird species call our state home.

Birds like the Piping Plover, American Kestrel, and Purple Martin are at the heart of our work. Each project we advance has a specific bird (or birds) in mind, and our goal is always to halt - and reverse - their declines.